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Isiah Lord Thomas III is the son of Isiah Thomas II and Mary Thomas. [1] The youngest of 9 children, Thomas was born on April 30, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in the city's West Side. He started playing basketball at age three and would dribble and shoot baskets as the halftime entertainment at Catholic Youth Organization games. [2]
Isaiah Thomas was born on February 7, 1989 [2] to James Thomas and Tina Baldtrip. A lifelong Los Angeles Lakers fan, James Thomas made a bet with a friend that if his beloved team did not defeat the Detroit Pistons in the 1989 NBA Finals, he would name his son after Pistons star and decorated Lakers nemesis Isiah Thomas.
The Pistons, currently owned by Tom Gores, are in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing their home games at Little Caesars Arena. [1] [2] The franchise was founded in 1941 by Fred Zollner in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Zollner Pistons, playing in the National Basketball League (NBL). [3]
The Pistons walked off the court against the Bulls because they were either mad about losing, mad about the Bulls' disrespect or just doing what great teams did at the time. Isiah Thomas ...
Following an extended era of mediocrity the Pistons, led by the Hall of Fame backcourt of Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars and nicknamed the "Bad Boys" for their intimidating defence, posted winning records every seasons from 1983–84 to 1991–92, and after narrowly losing in 1988, ended the Lakers dynasty of the 1980s the following season and ...
It looks like former NBA star Isiah Thomas wants it known that he was better on the court than Michael Jordan. The Detroit Pistons star is rehashing an old beef he had with the Chicago Bulls ...
Pistons: 6–0: Pistons, 3–0: Pistons, 3–0: Bulls 52–51: First time Pistons sweep the Bulls in the season series. First time the Pistons finish with a winning record in Chicago since the 1966 season. Isiah Thomas makes his debut for the Pistons. 1982–83: Pistons: 4–2: Bulls, 2–1: Pistons, 3–0: Pistons 55–54: Pistons retake the ...
Listening to NBA legend Isiah Thomas discuss the cannabis industry is a slamdunk for both aspiring and established pot professionals.The former Detroit Pistons point guard, who was a 12-time NBA ...